Key thing is, the people who know most(and are actually in the know), say less. Historically that's how it's usually gone down in the past, when someone who was being coy about who they really were, was hiding and posting out in the open.

 

Very true. Nobody wants to be the person who leaked something too early.

 

Well it's behavior too, they don't want to draw too much attention to their posts, so they'll say their peace and done with it. For example we had 1 guy here years back who was legit and posted stuff. He would usually post and dip, most responses were doubt, disbelief, whatever. Then less than a year later, what he was talking about, shows up the exact way he said it would and everyone who doubted him was now buying the thing.

The insiders who actually know won't try to get into shouting matches with fans. They say it then leave it. That's why their sources trust them, they're not liabilities

 

Ahh ok I see what you mean now. It just bothers me when people put others down for wanting something.

 

...all my guns are more "F" shaped...

 

Yea it's really stupid, we're all fans here, can't expect everyone to want the same thing nor believe the same assumption. There's too much assumption/opinion posted as fact these days. You'd be surprised at where actual info is revealed, it's usually not at cons because Hasbro personnel know they'll be quoted left and right online(not hard to see, people do it all the time).

 

A circle

 

Perhaps, though you also have Soundwave, casette bots, Blaster, Perceptor. Blast-off with military vehicles. You ever seen a space shuttle?
Predaking made out of animals being the biggest combiner? While in reality should be no bigger than bumblebee in robot mode.
I guess some are easier to imagine for most kids than others but mass shifting has been a thing since 1984, as well as certain forms just being much bigger than it would be in reality.

 

Yeah. Put it to em’

 

While I believe that the most important attributes a figure bares are how it looks, is it well made, is the transformation practical. I also have this apparent personality defect where I want it to look like it belongs in the line or collection. More specifically , I’ve had in my mind for a while the upcoming Cliffjumper release as a deluxe. I’m sure this has already been discussed so forgive me for digging up buried bones. But, what’s the plan here? Are we going to be getting more former mini bots released in the deluxe line in the next few years, or???
Because while it’s certainly not perfect I still believe it’s the best we Cliffjumper Hasbro has ever done, hands down. But how is it going to look standing next to my POTP Windcharger and TR Brawn? Follow me? Because it seems at least for the time being Hasbro has left the legends scale behind. Now what they do with Megatron is less of a concern because he comes along every year or two and they just keep finding a way to keep people buying him. Hopefully it’s just a matter of time before they do one I would be interested in

 

That's a paddling pool.

 

Mod Edit: Original Source TCCA on Twitter

It seems like it’s the side of the Earthrise packaging. It confirms a ton of the rumored figures like Trailbreaker, Arcee, Megatron, Quintessons, Doubledealer, and I even see Bumblebee in the corner

I think it the design looks cluttered personally but I think the character designs look good

 

Is it me or does Trailbreaker look very IDW?

 

The artwork for these boxes have been great. Also, consider me all in for Quintessons (and possibly Arcee).

 

I see Hound and Sideswipe as well.

 

I think that Megatron is just on there to go along with Shockwave, Hound, and Sideswipe to show older characters mixed with newer ones as he looks no different than he did in Siege.

 

Definitely not just you. I approve! I'm kinda curious to see what the implications of having Sideswipe and Hound on there are. Sure looks like those grids are meant to imply some reformatting.
Other questions...
What's Shockwave tinkering with and who's the bot behind him?
Is it artistic license or does Megatron's chest look a little more G1-ish than the Siege version?
Unicron's on the horizon!!! Well, he's in the corner, at the very least. It does make me think we're going to hit those movie beats next year.
I like what I see of Double Dealer.

 

Also, I'm delighted the original photographer did this in their knickers. An exciting touch!

 

More than meets the eye indeed...